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PEBBLES FROM CHICKASAW
AND DIAMOND DUST FROM DUE WEST
ding Bells and Newspaper Cor
reSpOnde ndents---Picnicsa and Preach'
ing---The Female College and Its
Principals -. COlOred Presbyteri.

FeHlUIe hhN AtS
Principals -. ColOred Presbyteri-
DUE WEST, S. c., Sept. IL, 1887.
Rev. J. l.. Browlee occupied the pulpit OF
the Associate Reformed Presby terrain church
Mrs. Emma Stevenson, Of Glover, York
county, Is visiting Mrs. Lou Brownlec and
other relatives in town.
Prof >. =. NIcl;lroy and wife, of I.aurens
county, spent yesterday In town.
DR.. f.. II. Edwards has returned from SIX
weeks trip. He has been quite sicF, but Is
Dr. j. l.. Miller and his son, w. L. Miller,
Esq, have returned from q trip to Waihalla
and elsewhere.
Messrs. S. ID. Brownee and James T. Pear,
sou came down from Anderson yesterday and
worshipped In the Associate Reformed Pres
| byterian church.
Mr.. Paul l.. Lowry is at home again, after
an extended trip to some of the Northern
cities. 49,,
| take charge OF her work in the Female Col
Prof ]. Nice. Todd has come back from
Highlands, n. C., very much improved In
ooks and in health.
Mr.. X. p. Blake and wife, of Greenwood.
are visiting Prot. Hoods family.
Miss Mary Erwin, of Erwin's, delighted her
friends here last week by paying short
Mr. ]. Brice Patton. Of Columbia, spent a
few days with relatives here last:
The cotton crop In this neighborhood is
turning out very light; On the Older cotton
near three -!ourths Of the fruit IS open.
Mr.. James Magill has been kept at home
about Two weeks on account Of the illness OF
his wife, He is able TO be at his shop now.
Rev. DR.. Boyce leaves this week for Black.
stocks, Chester county. His visit will have
some connection with the celebration Of the
lOOth birthday of lady friend.
Rev. J. l.. Brownlee and family, of Decatur,
Alabama, are visiting relatives here. Mr..
Brownlee has charge OF q fiourlshng church
| in that city.
Alderman Ellis has returned from com.
mercial toar of some three weeks.
| A three days meeting will begin next Fri
day at Little Mountain church. Rev. pr.
Wilson, Of Abberille, Is to assist Rev. MI
Fennel.
| A game of baseball was played here today
between our 'pretended" nine and our
"crack" nine. Result in favor of the for.
Miss Erin Cofeld, of Newberry, is visiting
Messrs. W. w. sadler and J. B. Cochrane
are here making arrangements to attend col
| lcge and seminary. The latter Will bring MS
| mother to this place.
| Wedding bells are going to ring soon. One
Of our Abbeville boys will get a wife In
Greenyille county, end one of Anderson's
his. The Inteligencer localizer will remcm-
ber this latter circumstance.
One of the most pleasant evenings was had
last week at q dime reading, In favor OF the
crowded, the reading and music good, and
the receipts fiattering.
| Rev. Mr. Pearson is to preach ut Harmony
church, in Hart county, Ga, next Sunday.
The demand for preaching from our Due
West ministers this summer Is very great.
The colored Buptists have just closed an
| Association meeting at Springfield churcn,
four miles north of this place. The road yes
| terday was Jammed with vehicles going III
that direction. 1t is estimated that three
thousand were on the ground.
young people avail ihemseiSes more frc-
quenily OF socials. parties, and such like.
The four-year- olds had pleasant gathering
boys and girls met ut Mr.. Powers, and the
the more sedate had II delightful picnic in
one Of the halls.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Bonner has returned from four
weeks trip North. She and Mr.. II. 4. Bon
ner have been canvassing In the Interest OF
the Female College, and the prospects for a
full school are encouraging. The merits or
lis favor would be of 30 avail. We hope
their highest anticipatlons will be more than
realized
DR.. Grler left here last Thursday for Nc.
lie then went to Newberry county 10 FIJI an
appointment made by his Presbylchy. On
the fourth Sunday he will preach at Union
Academy.
The boys who went to Abbevlle last week
to play baseball were very much dlsappoint-
ed, They report that the Abbevillc boys
could not be Induced to play, and the worst
Of it is that they had to return home In the
heat and dust without any dinner Doubt
less there must have been misundcrstand-
ing, for we never heard of Abbevillc treating
any one that way before. Explanations are
now in order.
The attendance at Shiloh yesterday to hear
Evangelist Leitch was certainly large. Due
West was well represented us it has been all
the past week. The exercises yesterday were
conducted with the utmost decOrum, and
and there was no disposition OH the part Of
The people to criticise. SO lar as we heard.
While services Of this kind are open to crit
icism, so are all other services. But If the
plain and forcible presentation of the truth
by preachers or evangelsts, in their peculiar
style, can accomplish the good that Is GER
tainly being done, then we should not
condemn either the men or their methods.
The masses need the truth presented in q
plain ard striking manner, and the at
attendance from day to day, for weeks at q
what Is being said and done. The meeting at
Shiloh will continue through next Sunday.
This week our colored Presbyterlans Will
have their protractcd meeting. The Presby-
terry OF McClelland will convene In Mt. Zion
Presbyterian church Wednesday, September
II, at ~ p. NJ; sermon by the retiring Mod
orator, Rev. w. r. Coles, of Aiken, S. G. The
Ladies' Presbyterlal Missionary Society will
hold its regular fall meeting at this place
mans work for women Sabbath morning at
II A. NJ. Mt. Zion church will be dedicated.
Dcdcatory sermon by Rev. w. II. Coles, as-
sisted by Revs. G. T.. billiard and 4. G. john
son. Preaching at 3 p NJ. by Rev. B. +. Nc
Dowell, Of Greenville; ~ =. NJ. by Rev. G. Il.
billiard. of Laurens Court House Friends
are invited to be present. i. {. d.